Overview

• On July 11 at around 12:45 PM, a renovation site on Calle Santa Lucía in Ontinyent’s Poble Nou district collapsed, killing one worker and injuring another.
• Emergency services including a SAMU ambulance, two fire crews from Ontinyent, the Xàtiva fire chief and National Police secured the scene and attended to the victims.
• The Municipal Technical Office confirmed that the project held all required permits and the city council has opened an official investigation into the collapse.
• Early findings indicate that the weight of a backhoe may have overloaded the ground and triggered the structural failure.
• The Ayuntamiento de Ontinyent has expressed its deepest condolences and offered psychological counseling to the worker’s family.